Syria vs United States: Chemicals

Syria
21.5%
in 1995
United States
19.2%
in 2024
Syria rank
17th
United States rank
20th

Chemicals over time

  • Syria
  • United States
-75-50-2502550196319932024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 21.5% against 19.2% in United States, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States ahead.

Syria ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4% 10.4% 9.0% United States
1970s 2.3% 9.9% 7.6% United States
1980s 15.4% 10.2% 5.2% Syria
1990s 17.5% 11.8% 5.8% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Syria or United States?
Syria, at 21.5% against 19.2% in United States as of 1995.
What is the difference in chemicals between Syria and United States?
2.3%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and United States?
33 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1995.
How do Syria and United States rank globally for chemicals?
Syria ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,452 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).